In the beginning of my blogging journey, I wrote a post about our kitchen. Since that time, a few updates have happened in the space. The original kitchen post. That post has more construction pictures and our original fixtures. The updates aren’t anything crazy, I updated the pendants ( farmhouse basket shade DIY tutorial) and we have switched the barstools twice. Ironically these small-ish changes have made a huge difference. Our original upholstered barstools were sure to be destroyed by my kids. I mistakenly thought upholstered barstools could survive children. Wrong. Before total destruction, we decided to move them to the lake house mainly because they had backs. Our barstools…
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Paint Colors
Believe it or not we only have like 6 paint colors in our house. (Not including my girls rooms that’s their space.) I have a post on all of our exterior selections you can find here. The layout of our home is so open, I felt the colors needed to mesh all together. And to be honest, it was overwhelming trying to pick a ton of colors anyway. I found this palette with Urbane Bronze by Sherwin Williams. It was the perfect warm gray tone I wanted. I love a warmer, brown gray as opposed to a cool, purple toned gray. I knew I wanted my bookcases in our living…
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DIY Wood Wallpaper Planks
From day one, I wanted to add wood to the back of the built-in, in the dining room. It wasn’t a priority by any means, and I went through some different game plans in my mind. The room began like this. Not bad, but always missing something. This post contains affiliate links. Thank you to the sponsors Boutique Rugs and Weaber Lumber. Building cabinets in my past life, I originally planned to use a legit material in this cabinet: pine v-groove board laid vertically. (This is what our kitchen ceiling is made of). However, I decided because you couldn’t really touch the area and it didn’t need to actually be…
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Spring Garden Center
Aside from a rough start with the pollen and confusing temperatures, Spring is the most wonderful time of the year. The world comes alive again. Color slowly creeps back into the dead and dry landscape. This post is sponsored by Tractor Supply Company. Post may contain affiliate links. It is a renewing time of year; your home decor should bring the same cheery feeling to the inside your home. Your home should feel warm and inviting just like the spring temperatures. It should evoke the same feeling as stepping outside on a warm spring day to hear birds chirping and sun blazing down. Beautiful blooming flowers and the mixture of…
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Dining Room Revamp
A small revamp of our dining room.
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Farmhouse Basket Shades DIY
DIY pendant shade using industrial styled baskets.
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Basement
Finished basement tour
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Kitchen
From the moment I found our house plans I began thinking about the kitchen. I have an affinity for country French styling but don’t always love intense distressing and it can also can be too fancy, smancy looking for my taste as well. Our house is a craftsman by definition, but has some softer features and more neutral colors than many I have seen. I love mixing in industrial metal features so all in all I would call my style industrial farmhouse. I love white cabinets and they photogrpah just beautifully but sometimes white on white feels somewhat clinical in real life. When I picked our cabinet color I actually…
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Basic Kitchen Design Tips
A functional kitchen is achieved through a well thought out design.
